*sigh* I'm hoping that the public library isn't too strict about use of their community spaces, but unfortunately this is what they say about it:
"Permission to use the Library’s Community Rooms or Electronic Classroom will be granted to Berkeley-based civic, cultural, educational organizations or businesses, or to locally-operating government agencies, departments or commissions. Organizations not located in Berkeley may be required to provide proof of regular operation or programs within Berkeley such as brochures, newsletters or website printouts."
That seems awfully restrictive to me, but maybe we can get around it.
One of the problems of meeting on campus is that they don't have easy guest access to their wifi network -- someone with certain stature has to request individual guest passwords that are valid for 24 hours.
These are some of the reasons why I've been hoping for an independent hacker space.
kc
On 7/12/13 10:19 AM, Shreyas Patankar wrote:
Hi Karen,
I'm also interested in trying to find or arrange for some place where we can do edit-a-thons in Berkeley, in addition to the many options in Oakland and SF. A couple of ideas I had was trying to arrange something at the Berkeley Public Library (like the OaklandWiki people have done in Oakland) or one of the University libraries. I'll talk to my friends in campus student organizations to see if they have any suggestions.
Let me know if you can think of something - I would be happy to help in organizing a meeting.
Shreyas
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Karen Coyle <kcoyle@kcoyle.net mailto:kcoyle@kcoyle.net> wrote:
Merrilee - I will stop in at the Hackermoms space - I haven't been there. I do fear that it may be a bit ... mom-ish, but I should hold that thought until I get a look at it. Thanks, kc On 7/12/13 8:10 AM, Proffitt,Merrilee wrote: Hi Karen, The Oakland Local wiki people have regular meetups once a month or more. Wikipedians are welcome. I've joined them in the past and enjoyed it quite a bit! And meeting in the Oakland History room is totally awesome. http://oaklandwiki.org/Local___History_Editathons <http://oaklandwiki.org/Local_History_Editathons> Hacker Moms is a hacker space in Berkeley. We approached them about hosting a women's Wikipedia meetup once, but it didn't work out, I think because their space wasn't as large as we wanted it to be? Someone else on the list might remember. http://mothership.hackermoms.__org/ <http://mothership.hackermoms.org/> Merrilee __________________________________________ From: wikimedia-sf-bounces@lists.__wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimedia-sf-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org> <wikimedia-sf-bounces@lists.__wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimedia-sf-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org>> on behalf of Karen Coyle <kcoyle@kcoyle.net <mailto:kcoyle@kcoyle.net>> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 7:36 AM To: wikimedia-sf@lists.wikimedia.__org <mailto:wikimedia-sf@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: [Wikimedia-SF] Berkeley Wikipedians Hello. I am interested in having some meetups (both working and social) with other wikipedians in this area. I would like to see some meetings in Berkeley if we can find (or create) a space. There are hacker spaces in SF and Oakland, but I'm not aware of any in Berkeley that we can use. I would like to talk to anyone else in Berkeley who might be interested in finding or getting a space going where we can edit together. I'm currently working on updating articles relating to librarianship, but looking at the articles of local interest (Berkeley, Phoebe Hearst, Free speech movement), there is work we could do, and the resources are here. kc -- Karen Coyle kcoyle@kcoyle.net <mailto:kcoyle@kcoyle.net> http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 <tel:1-510-540-7596> m: 1-510-435-8234 <tel:1-510-435-8234> skype: kcoylenet _________________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF@lists.wikimedia.__org <mailto:Wikimedia-SF@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/__mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf> -- Karen Coyle kcoyle@kcoyle.net <mailto:kcoyle@kcoyle.net> http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 <tel:1-510-540-7596> m: 1-510-435-8234 <tel:1-510-435-8234> skype: kcoylenet _________________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF@lists.wikimedia.__org <mailto:Wikimedia-SF@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/__mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf>